Repzard

[QUOTE=liljojo4711;7557704]i cut 1 coil from the rear and 2 from the front on stock gt springs

Is your car bouncy by cutting the stockers ?

Crazycarnut

it wont be bouncy. It will keep the same spring rate.

Repzard

Maybe im thinking when the "ricers" heat springs it makes it bouncy.That crazy sheot what they do to their cars to ruin them.

Crazycarnut

I was talking about my car to some people I work with when I guy told me about the "Performance parts" he put on his. Those parts were to include graphics and 2 subs and amps. Oh ya why didn't i think of those go fast parts. Anyways sorry to thread jack OP.

2k1gt

@Repzard, yes both my fronts and rears are cut.

And to reiterate what 945LSTANG said, yes you do cut the non-flat side. I thought I remembered the flat side being on the bottom, but I guess I have them mixed up (it's been like 7 years since I installed my springs)

liljojo4711

not bouncy but very stiff

KillJoy

You want to cut from the bottom of the front springs, and the top of the rear springs.

How low are you looking to go? I have a pretty good idea of how much to cut different brands of springs.

TRUEBLUE3934

I have cut springs on my car, so I am NOT against cutting springs.
Be careful though about cutting them too much. You cannot undo a cut spring, so don't get too aggressive on the first cut. The mustangs only have about 3" of travel in the rear to begin with, so if you cut a lot of height off the springs, you are losing a lot of precious travel and will hit the bump stops a lot.

Be willing to do this process more than once so that you don't make a regretful mistake. Cut them less than you think you ultimately want, fully assemble, and drive it for a week. Then you are likely to have a fairly good feel for how much more you want to cut the second time around.

My two cents...
GOOD LUCK!

liljojo4711

^^^^^^ good info

TOMMY01GT

I have removing both rear springs down to an art.

Jack up rearend with floor jack under differential, get tires about 8" off the ground and put stands under the frame just forward of the rear wells. Remove wheels.

unbolt upper quad shock mount and swing them away.

let the jack down slowly until the rearned settles, now take a little slack off it, and unbolt the lower shock mounts and pull them away, now lower the jack completely....

On my car, the rear springs slide out with little to no pursuasion.

I started off by cutting off 1/2 turn from the top, then another 1/4, then another 1/4...and removed my upper isolators.

Dropped the rear about an inch and a half, and it could still go a hair lower....but with a full tank it sits pretty nice.